Gabriel B. Tait | MCTBen Shaffer sits on his father Robin Shaffer's shoulders, of St. Leonard, Maryland, while petting "Eli." United States Park Police Officer Norlith Roberts' horse during the 57th presidential inauguration.Request to buy this photo

Gabriel B. Tait | MCTA spectator on the National Mall holds a picture of President Barack Obama and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Request to buy this photo

Gabriel B. Tait | MCTAddie Tucker of Atlanta, Georgia, holds on to David Tucker, also of Atlanta, as they stand on the National Mall.Request to buy this photo

Gabriel B. Tait | MCTLidia Carrera, left, of Greenbelt, Maryland, and Ricky Teel, right, of Haymarket, Virginia, listen to the telecast as they stand on the National Mall.Request to buy this photo

Paul Beaty | AP photoJuanita Abernathy, widow of civil rights leader Ralph Abernathy, celebrates while watching a live video feed of President Barack Obama's Inauguration after speaking at the Union League Club of Chicago in Chicago. Ralph Abernathy was Martin Luther King's best friend and was with him from the beginning of the civil rights movement, and with him when he was killed.Request to buy this photo

Charlie Riedel | AP photoBeverly Mumford, from Lawrence, Kan, watches a broadcast of the inauguration of President Barack Obama at the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site in Topeka, Kan.Request to buy this photo

Carolyn Kaster | AP photoMyrlie Evers-Williams delivers the invocation at the ceremonial swearing-in for President Barack Obama.Request to buy this photo

Pat Benic | UPI/MCTBeyonce sings the National Anthem after President Barack Obama was sworn-in for a second term.Request to buy this photo

Gabriel B. Tait | MCTDr. Jessie K. Kimbrough-Sugick, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, encouraged spectators as they arrive on the National Mall for the inauguration ceremonies.Request to buy this photo

Mark Gail | MCTSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor swears in Vice President Joe Biden with his wife Jill at his side.Request to buy this photo

Christian Charisius | dpa/AP photoGuests of American Ambassador Philip Murphy, unseen, watch the swearing-in ceremony on a television screen at the guest house of the U.S. Embassy in Berlin, Germany.Request to buy this photo

Susan Walsh | AP photoPresident Barack Obama speaks at the ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol.Request to buy this photo

Win McNamee | Getty Images/MCTU.S. Senator John McCain and U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein gesture to U.S. Rep. Peter King before the presidential inauguration.Request to buy this photo

Pat Benic | MCT/UPI pool photoSpectators gather in the early morning light on the National Mall, waiting for President Barack Obama to be sworn-in for a second term as the President of the United States.Request to buy this photo

Carolyn Kaster | AP photoHouse Minority Whip Steny Hoyer of Md., left, gets help with his cellphone camera from House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy of Calif. prior to the start of President Barack Obama's ceremonial swearing-in ceremony.Request to buy this photo

Andre Chung | MCTFor fun, inauguration volunteers form a flag tunnel for spectators to run through before the start of the inauguration.Request to buy this photo

Andre Chung | MCTBonita Volcy and her nephew, Cullan King, both of Fort Worth, Texas, huddle against the cold on the National Mall.Request to buy this photo

Linda D. Epstein | MCTBarbara McNeil, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, reads a book as she waits for the parade to start. McNeil got to the parade grounds by 6 a.m.Request to buy this photo

Jose Luis Magana | AP photoThe sun rises over Capitol Hill in Washington before the start of President Barack Obama's ceremonial swearing-in ceremony during the 57th Presidential Inauguration.Request to buy this photo

Linda D. Epstein | MCTAdaniah Johnson, 8, of Raleigh, North Carolina, has her hat decked out with Obama buttons as she makes her way to the parade route.Request to buy this photo

Jacquelyn Martin | AP photoPresident Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama react as they watch their daughters as the first family arrives at St. John's Church in Washington for a church service during the 57th Presidential Inauguration.Request to buy this photo

Andre Chung | MCTGodfrey Semanda, of Riverside, California, came across the country for the inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C.Request to buy this photo